Embattled former Education Minister Ruel Reid has applied for an extension of special leave from Jamaica College until 2026. He had originally been seconded from the St Andrew high school for national duties in 2016.

The prime target of Wednesday’s triple murder in Enfield, St Mary, was implicated in the killing of a retired policeman and had been hunted by gang enemies for the last two years, The Gleaner understands. The killing of Donald Westcart, 19, has......

The government has amended an order under the Disaster Risk Management Act to facilitate in-person worship at churches on Saturdays and Sundays. Previously, a maximum of 20 people could attend worship services on Saturdays. But on Sundays, which...

The former gangster who pleaded guilty on Wednesday for his role in 11 murders was the man who ensured that contract killings ordered by the leaders of the Clarendon-based Bloods Gang were carried out. Travis Gilman’s roles included hiring hitmen...

A self-confessed member of the One Don Gang shared details on Wednesday of how an alleged don aligned with the Tesha Miller faction of the Clansman Gang was gunned down on Chancery Street, St Andrew, in 2017. The well-orchestrated execution-style.....

Several anti-COVID-19 vaccine protesters were arrested yesterday amid shouts of “Murder! Murder!” as they disobeyed an order not to march with the Joseph Patterson-led United Independent Congress (UIC) to Gordon House in Kingston. The march was....

The slump in favourability of the governing Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) and the Opposition People’s National Party (PNP) has been blamed on their inability to rally their bases, seasoned politicians have said. While the JLP continues to hold a...

Julian Robinson, the chairman of Parliament’s Public Accounts Committee (PAC), has described as a “shame and disgrace” the breaches reported in an audit of Nutrition Products Limited (NPL), which provides meals for poor children in primary and...

Farmers hit hard by the effects of tropical storms Ida and Grace in August are to receive support from the Ministry of Agriculture to purchase seeds and other inputs such as pesticides to get back into full production. Agriculture Minister Audley......

Auditor General Pamela Monroe Ellis has urged the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information to immediately call for full disclosure of all existing contractual and transactional arrangements with connected parties at Nutrition Products Limited (....

Waves of deadly coronavirus infections and the attendant economic hardships from measures to rein in outbreaks have set Prime Minister Andrew Holness and his Government on a precipitous plunge in popularity, commentators agree. An RJRGLEANER-...

Auditor General Pamela Monroe Ellis has raised questions about a decision by the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information to slash subvention in half to Nutrition Products Limited (NPL) and divert funds to schools while retaining the entire...

The COVID-19 pandemic and four consecutive weeks of three-day lockdowns it spawned are being blamed for the ‘full-for-empties’ policy being instituted by beermaker Red Stripe and which has left a number of businesses out of stock and struggling ...

WESTERN BUREAU: Even after months of demonstrations and threats from residents of Friendship and surrounding communities in St James over poor road conditions, the National Works Agency (NWA) says there is still no definite timeline for a fix. This....

First-time Member of Parliament (MP) Rhoda Moy Crawford used her state of the constituency address on Tuesday to deliver a stinging rebuke of government agencies, criticising the red tape that she says has hindered work in her Manchester Central...

The trial of the 33 alleged members of the One Don Gang will resume Wednesday morning in the Home Circuit Court after technological difficulties forced an early adjournment Tuesday. One of the two main witnesses, a self-confessed member of the...

Ewart Gilzean Board Chairman Chairman – Finance, Planning & MIT and Procurement & Contracts Committees Robert Miller Chairman – Internal Audit & Investigation; Prod, Maint...

The One Don Gang, a faction of the feared St Catherine-based Clansman Gang, was painted on Monday as a well-organised and ruthless criminal enterprise that carried out a slew of murders and arson attacks across the parish. Prosecutors pressed home.....

News that the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine has been found to induce a robust immune response in children between five and 11 years old in a clinical trial has triggered a weary sigh of relief among educators hopeful that this latest victory...

The People’s National Party (PNP) continues to sink deeper into the political wilderness, taking a severe hit to its positive performance rating over a one-year period. An RJRGLEANER-commissioned Don Anderson poll showed the Opposition party...